Scottish Covid-19 Recovery Blueprint Woefully Inadequate
The response is light on new concrete commitments but is heavy on green rhetoric.
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Commission’s report is a fraction of what is needed for a Just and Green Recovery.
The scale of the challenges we face from COVID-19 and the climate crisis demands bigger, bolder actions across the economy.
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Scottish Government support for Heathrow expansion cannot continue in Climate Emergency
The Scottish Government has reaffirmed its commitment to a third runway being built at Heathrow, despite the climate impacts.
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Young people demand just and green recovery plan from coronavirus
They dropped banners across Scotland calling for a radical response to Scotland’s recovery from COVID-19 that puts people and environment before profit.
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Safe Streets Funding Has Huge Regional Disparities, Analysis Shows
With many public spaces insufficient for social distancing, some Councils are failing to take the support on offer.
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Council-owned buses would be boost to public health in Aberdeen, say campaigners
An affordable, reliable bus service run in the public interest will improve air quality, reduce climate emissions, and make the city safer for everyone.
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Summer Statement: Chancellor Fails to Seize Moment for Change
Public dont want a return to the pre-pandemic economy – we need a recovery plan which sets out a path to a greener, fairer society.
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Digital Rally Demands Scotland Builds Back Better from Coronavirus
People across Scotland have joined an online rally today [Friday 26th June], urging the First Minister to ensure that Scotland’s recovery from Coronavirus puts people and planet before profit. Participants…
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Report fails to chart path to a greener, fairer Scotland for all
Today’s report offers little in the way of new thinking or concrete measures that will challenge the inequalities, poverty and climate pollution in Scotland.
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